Carol's Journey (2002)

Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, ... See full summary »

Director:

Imanol Uribe

Writers:

Ángel García Roldán (novel), Ángel García Roldán (screenplay)

Stars:

Clara Lago, Juan José Ballesta, Álvaro de Luna

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clara Lago	...	Carol
Juan José Ballesta	...	Tomiche
Álvaro de Luna	...	Don Amalio
María Barranco	...	Aurora
Carmelo Gómez	...	Adrián
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Maruja (as Rosa Mª Sardá)
Alberto Jiménez	...	Alfonso
Lucina Gil	...	Dolores
Daniel Retuerta	...	Culovaso
Andrés de la Cruz	...	Cagurrio
Luna McGill	...	Blanca
Andrés Lima	...	Donato
Carlos Manzanares	...	Daniel
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Don Julio (as Carlos Kaniowski)
Ana Villa	...	Chana

Storyline

Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, Carol arrives in her mother's home village and transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is at once new and foreign. But she soon journeys into adulthood through a friendship with Maruja, the village teacher, and a young local boy, Tomiche.

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Plot Keywords:

village | teacher | friendship | girl | spanish american | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Schotis de Niceforo
Written by Francisco Alonso (as F. Alonso), Joaquín Vela and Enrique Sierra
Performed by Emilio Aliaga y Orquesta Crazy Boys

User Reviews

Spanish Civil War, Chapter...

Another Spanish movie about the 1936 Civil War. This time we're told about the story of Carol (lovely played by débutant Clara Lago), a little girl which comes to live to a little Spanish village from New York. It is such an initiating trip, and soon she'll find about the injustices of the human race, their stupid fights and conflicts, their contradictions.

Imanol Uribe makes his best film since "Días Contados" (1994) with such a sober pulse, a beautiful photography, and a nice script. He tries not to take part in the conflict, he just shows us some facts and let us decide (ok, the facts are explicit enough to make us decide in which band are we in) and he takes a huge advantage of the presence and the freshness of the young starring couple: Clara Lago and Juan José Ballesta.

A well cared production.

My rate: 7/10

Details

Official Sites:

web site [Spain]

Country:

Spain Portugal

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Carol's Journey

Filming Locations:

Santa María de la Asunción, La Cárcoba, Miera, Cantabria, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,760,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,527,127

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aiete Films S.A., Aiete-Ariane Films, Ariane Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color